Davis Atkin of the Canberra Chill will make his international debut at the Men's Pro League mini-tournament in India in March.
abc.net.au/news/act-openly-gay-hockey-player-davis-atkin-to-join-the-kookaburras/102021662The first openly gay hockey player in Australia's national league is set to join the Kookaburras, the Australian Men's Senior National Hockey Team.Atkin became the first openly gay hockey player at the national level in 2021 after being outed
He was added to the National Development Squad to be considered for international competition less than six months ago, and said he could not believe how quickly he was selected to join the Kookaburras. Atkin was outed as gay in 2021, making him Australia's only openly gay hockey player at the national level.took a break from his team after being outed and began posting makeup videos on social media as a form of self-expression"When I was coming out and having the world know who I was, I was initially very scared — and rightly so — around what that would mean selection-wise," he said.
"I'm still figuring this out today, but I found that being able to be more comfortable with myself, both on the pitch and off the pitch, has made me play better." "It's just a great opportunity for my community to see people like me and have others feel more comfortable coming out in their hockey community, and hopefully more international players or national players will start doing the same."
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